Summary: Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer giving advice on how to deal with garden pest to ensure a healthy vegetable crop.
Description: The film opens with a brief shot of two young women, wearing long dresses, strolling in a formal garden. Over footage of a man tending his vegetable patch and dealing with garden pests, the accompanying sound track is a re-worded version of the popular song "Come in to the garden Maud" which includes such lines as "for the slug and his meal must part". The film identifies three pests, slugs, wireworms and cabbage white butterfly larvae which are also shown in close up. The man demonstrates the way to deal with such pests - removing the slugs by hand, trapping the wireworms and spraying his bed of cabbages. The film ends with the caption TACKLE YOUR GARDEN PESTS NOW!
Production Details: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Gaumont British Instructional (Production company)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 110 ft; Running time: 1 min 10 secs
